About George H. Bristol

George H. Bristol, Colonel USMC (Retired) enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1975 and served for 38 years. He retired in 2013 after a career in Reconnaissance, Infantry, Intelligence, and Special Operations. His combat tours include multiple tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Balkans, Somalia and Northwest and West Africa.

HARD TO KILL

Apex Predator animals eat, rest, and move. They grow to maturity, defend their turf, kill to survive. They don’t train… they live. They are – in every sense of the […]

THE MOMENT

Professionals train for one thing: the moment. Hardship. Physical discipline. Steadfast perseverance. Unquestioned loyalty and adherence to a standard. All are aspects of training and why it occurs. The young […]